On Friday, Chancellor Russell T. Perkins partly granted and partly denied a petition filed by the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) against the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, according to the Nashville Banner newsletter. TIRRC is seeking access to public records, including video footage, from an operation in May that involved more than 600 cars and nearly 200 arrests. The lawsuit alleges that the state has delayed providing video footage and should not have redacted badge numbers, officers’ names and other information in dispatch reports. The state argued that the disclosure would reveal “operational vulnerabilities." Perkins found that the state did not meet its burden of proof to withhold or redact documents, but he also said that identifying information not already disclosed should not be publicly revealed. Per his order, another hearing will be necessary to address disputes around the scope of the redactions.

Shelby County Juvenile Court has appointed Qur’an Folsom as its new chief administrative officer (CAO), the court announced Nov. 5, according to the Commercial Appeal. Folsom previously served in the same role for the Shelby County Commission, and worked with the Tennessee Department of Human Services, former U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and the Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners. “I am profoundly grateful to Judge Sugarmon for the trust and confidence he has shown in appointing me as the next chief administrative officer,” Folsom said in a news release. She replaces Stephanie Hill, who joined the PURE Academy — a nonprofit residential school working with at-risk youth — in September.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Brentwood, and four other senators introduced the Violent Juvenile Offender Accountability Act on Friday. According to WSMV, the bill would make it easier to bring federal criminal charges against certain juvenile offenders who are age 16 or older. Blackburn said violence must be met with accountability and that offenders should not be excused because of their age. “The Violent Juvenile Offender Accountability Act would build upon my work to combat juvenile crime by empowering prosecutors to bring federal criminal charges against offenders aged 16 and older,” she said.

At this week’s 37th Annual Health Law Forum, section members will recognize the service of Health Law Section Chair Imad Abdullah and formally vote on Chair-elect Travis Lloyd assuming the role of chair. Abdullah is the chief legal officer at Regional One Health, where he serves as the principal attorney and general counsel for the health system. Lloyd is a member at Bass Berry & Sims in the firm’s Nashville office where he represents a broad range of health care industry clients, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, post-acute providers, behavioral health providers and physician practices. Kelly Street, a shareholder at Egerton McAfee, also has been nominated as an eastern delegate for the Health Law Section Executive Council. A vote to confirm him also will be held.

The ceremony will take place during the Friday section business lunch. This free opportunity is open to all TBA Health Law Section members; you do not have to be registered for the forum to attend the lunch. Learn more and RSVP here.

This week’s 37th Annual Health Law Forum features a session on the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA). Expert panelists Dr. Wendy Long M.D., president and CEO of the Tennessee Hospital Association, and Victoria Hamscho from the Washington D.C. office of K&L Gates will provide an overview of the OBBBA and its impact with a focus on hospitals and patients in Tennessee. The pair also will provide insight on what to expect in the coming months regarding OBBBA implementation and the legislative and regulatory outlook. TBA Health Law Section members receive a discounted rate to attend. Learn more here.

TBA's "Raising the Bar" program will be held next Wednesday at Baker Donelson in Nashville. Breakfast will begin at 9:15 a.m. CST with programming running from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The program will encourage participants to live their best life as a lawyer by re-focusing their energy. Adriana Linares — founder of LawTech Partners, nationally recognized legal tech consultant and host of the New Solo podcast — will lead a session on “Tech Tips to Optimize Efficiency and Reduce Stress for Lawyers.” Other speakers will include Meera Ballal, Heidi Barcus, Julie Bennett, Rebecca Blair, Dixie Cooper, Jackie Dixon, Sherie Edwards, Psonya Hackett, Rachel Lawson, Sarah Beth Myers and Laquita Stokes. A networking reception will follow from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Register now for this annual favorite from the TBA Women in the Profession Committee.

A new bill that would increase penalties for animal cruelty charges in Tennessee, SB1475, was introduced Tuesday. The bill would raise the penalty for aggravated cruelty to animals from a Class E felony to a Class D felony, WSMV reports. The proposal also adds that juveniles who commit aggravated animal cruelty could be classified as “serious youthful offenders.” The bill is sponsored by Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, while the House version, HB1444, is sponsored by Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis.

DAVIS, Circuit Judge. The Fraternal Order of Police, Capitol City Lodge #9 appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to intervene as of right and permissively in this civil rights action brought by the Estate of Donovan Lewis against the City of Columbus and its police chief. The complaint alleges that the city’s police department maintains a policy or custom of using excessive force against Black people and that this policy or custom resulted in Lewis’s death. The underlying § 1983 claim is not before us. Rather, in this appeal, we are tasked with determining whether the district court erred in denying FOP’s motion to intervene in the lawsuit either as of right or permissively. Because FOP has satisfied the requirements to intervene as of right, we REVERSE the district court’s denial of intervention.

JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge. Rebecca Edwards, a former Shelby County Health Department employee, brought this action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), asserting three claims. She alleges that the County (1) discriminated against her based on her night blindness, (2) retaliated against her for requesting a related accommodation, and (3) failed to accommodate a separate condition (her asthma). Following a two-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in her favor on all three claims. The County now appeals, contending that Edwards is not disabled under the ADA and that the evidence did not support the jury’s verdict. The County primarily argues that neither Edwards’s night blindness nor her asthma qualifies as a disability under the ADA, especially given her admitted ability to drive at night on some occasions. But while the evidentiary record is limited, it is not legally insufficient. Edwards testified in detail about the effect of her impairments on her daily functioning, and the jury was entitled to credit that testimony. And under the ADA’s fact-driven, individualized inquiry, the jury’s determination that Edwards is disabled was not unreasonable. So the County’s argument falls short of the standard required to disturb a jury verdict. We AFFIRM the district court’s entry of judgment on Edwards’s disability-discrimination, retaliation, and failure-to-accommodate claims.

The pro se Petitioner, Tony S. Walker, appeals the summary denial of his petition seeking various forms of relief from his first degree felony murder conviction and sentence of life imprisonment. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.